Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-22

other aight In his sleep, crawled through
window l2by 10 and fell to the ground
about fifteen feet below. sustaining very
severe bruises.
Hiram Rickets has been commissioned
| postmaster ut Castle Grove. Jones county
A Washington special OF the 18th says:
senator Wilson presented the petition of
\ II. Hamilton, Of Ottumwa and ITO
1ther citizens Of Iowa, for the amendment,
4 the internal revenue law so as to pro-
hibit persons who may pay syecial taxes
| Ia the Government as manufacturers ,r
dealers Of liquor from conducting such
business ia any State or municipal
corporation. in violation Of the laws aud
regulations of the same. and to require
all persons who may apply for Cavern
ment license TO present with such appli-
cation certificate of the proper State or
local authorities that they have comp 10 |
with the State or local laws in respect to
such manufacture and sale Of liquors
An employe OF }. J. Marsh. II hardware
dealer Of DEBORAH, has skipped to Canada.
taking with him from 81 800 to s., 900 Of
MIR. Marsh's money.
The Clinton Herald. Dec. II. publishes
a review Of the building and improve.
ments. saw mill products. etc. In Clinton
$47O, 900 has been spent In building and
improving, and in Lyons Sl7S.7 $50. The
Clinton mills cut Sl39. 737.4lO feet of
lumber. 20. 56l $50 lath. 80. 769. 900
shingles; employed 1880 men; paid $3.50, g.
600 wages; shipped 1889 car leads. be-
sides heavy home trade, The Lyons
mills cut 7o.473 900 feet OF lumber. 49,
275. $50 lath; II. 92l, $50 shingles; employ
ell 40 men; paid S24s, 900 wages; shipped
6.322 car loads. The paper also saws
other factories and business firms report
big business. The Two towns are alive
and booming.
A kindliCs wood factory at Cluton en-
ploys twenty hands.
Joseph Messed. Of Muscatine. has found
his ten year old son Johnny. who was
Sidnapped by tramp six weeks ago.
Johnny and another kidnapped child were
forced to beg for the tramL on Thanks.
diving day ut indianapolis and toll lady
their story. She took them to a police
station. and by means of his phi 'tograph
sent over the country. the boy was for
warded tn his parents.
the Continental Life insurance company,
Hartford, Connecticut, which recently
failed
A. f. Williams, who died suddenly.
at Atlantic Dec ID. Of peritonitiS. was
one of the furm"st business men of
Davenport for thirty years He was
President If the Board of Trade two years
in 1883 and 1884. His age was 81 years.
He was absent from that city on business
when taken i'll.
A son Of Mr. Seed. living southwest Of
Hampton, was brought home from Neb.
raska about three weeks aga with a sore
ON his leg from cut GU the knee. which
happened some time before and had healed
up. but broke out and spread down the
shin bone. All elf rrts to heal it failing
il WAS decided t. amputate the leg which
was done on Monday Dec H. half way
between the knee and hip; but the bone
had become diseased and the patient So
weakened that be died the same night
He W Is 81 years old.
The secretary of the State Agricultural
society gives the average yield per acre
f the crops for which the returns of
1887 haye been compiled as follows: Win
ter wheat, 1871, spring wheat, IL; oats, Sat
;orn, 80.
Articles OF Incorporation have been
filed with the secretary OF State by the
Des Mones Rapid Transfer company with
a capital of $4,000. The incorppraiors
are: f. J. Ingersoll. c. II. Catch. VIM
Mccain. w. l.. White, F. NJ. Hubbell
and ]. S. Polk.
The Governor has issued a proclama
ZION for a new election for Senator from
he Fifteenth district to be held January
II. pr"x., in the township Of Guilford aud
;econd and Fourth wards of Abba. Mon.
re county. A canvass of the last vote
showed more votes cast than names reg
stored. necessitatng new election.
rhe candLaies are E. r Cassett. Demo.
rat. and }. 7. Young. Republican. Cas-
'ett claimed to have been elected by 0
majority. while the surplus votes were IL.
Arensdorf was thirty six years old the
day he was acquitted.
The machinery is heing placed In the
new Rock Island shops at Davenport.